A ProPublica report blames increases in Medicare payments for an explosion of unnecessary atherectomies in recent years, some of which led to severe patient injuries and deaths.
The Justice Department claims a multistate nursing home care provider defrauded the U.S. government by lying about providing complex and expensive health care services to residents, and often giving them…
An editorial by the New England Journal of Medicine warns that proposed provisions to reform medical malpractice claims by limiting non-economic damages and shielding doctors will not lead to lower…
A new proposal by Republicans in Congress would hamper the elderly and low-income individuals from receiving compensation from medical malpractice claims, critics say.
The GAO is calling for a number of improvements to the CMS Nursing Home Compare website and rating system, in order to make it more usable by consumers.
A preliminary report indicates that recalled heart implants cost Medicare $1.5 billion, raising calls for better tracking of medical devices.
Doctors who receive kickbacks from drug companies are more likely to prescribe their drugs, according to the findings of a new study.
A new government report warns that nursing homes are increasingly charging the federal government for expensive forms of therapy for residents who did not require it, and calls for an…
A grand jury has charged a Baltimore man of running a fraudulent medical imaging company that has been linked to the deaths of at least four patients.
The DOJ has announced a $2.8 million settlement with Medtronic over the alleged illegal promotion of the use of some of its devices for unapproved pain treatments.
